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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (148902)	10/24/2004 11:48:05 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

justified on evidence that was misleading and ultimately proved false. Very slippery use of language, very common too. Used to prove that any information that turned out to be false must have been known to be false beforehand and therefore counts as a lie, since the only proper foreign policy is conducted using hindsight. The evidence that Saddam had CW, BW, and very probably still active NW programs was universally believed by intelligence services before the war. UNIVERSALLY. Had Bush ignored this evidence, and then something happened, you would have been first in line condemning him for not "connecting the dots". His policy train wreck called Iraq has, unfortunately, opened up a new* front in the war on terror.* That's a good feature. I much prefer the front in Baghdad to Manhattan. Do you suppose Zarqawi would be selling shoes in Baghdad if we hadn't invaded? It rings a little too strongly of "We're from the Government and we are here to help" Huh? All I was trying to say was that the US judged its actions by its perceived nation interests, and occasionally did things for humanitarian reasons too. I wouldn't have thought this was a controversial statement. No implication of perfect judgment or rectitude was implied. What's the old prosecutors line? Follow the money... Absolutely. In Iraq, the money said, lift sanctions and buy the oil under market rates! We didn't follow the money. But the French sure did.